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Departs VancouverDay 1 Embarkation in Vancouver
Your Alaska journey starts early this afternoon at the Vancouver cruise terminal where you board the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. (Dinner is included today)

Day 2 Scenic Cruising the Inside Passage
The fabled Inside Passage is one of the most scenic sea-lanes in the world, and one of the few where deep-draft vessels can sail close to steep mountain walls. The scenery is unbelievable, with forests in a hundred shades of green, tumbling turquoise glaciers, and evocative towns loaded with history, culture and adventure. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 3 Port of Call Juneau
No roads lead to Juneau, which gives the Alaskan capital a misty inscrutability. You need to come by air or water, but when you arrive, the place will delight you with its bounty of water, forests, and mountains. Squeezed between the Gastineau Channel and Coast Mountains, Juneau offers a lot of variety in close proximity. The massive Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields are at its back door. The vast Tongass National Forest stretches away to the northeast. You can shop downtown or get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike, whale watch, flightsee or fish. The adventures are as bountiful as the daylight. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 4 Port of Call Skagway
Some of the aspiring Klondike gold rushers who made it to Skagway took a look at the 500-mile journey that still lay ahead of them and decided a change of profession was in order. So many of them set up shop as provisioners that Skagway was the largest city in Alaska by the end of the 19th century. Booms fade and dreams move on, but the glory days still reverberate through the town. Ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway, step into the Red Onion Saloon or peruse the restored buildings and wooden boardwalks of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 5 Cruise Glacier Bay
A cruise to Glacier Bay National Park with Holland America Line will show you a UNESCO World Heritage Site that protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. When a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and thunders into the sea the impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does: Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than any place else in the world. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 6 Port of Call Ketchikan
Ketchikan clutches the shores of the Tongass Narrows, with many shops and houses built right out over the water. The stairways are weathered and the vibe is cheerful in the town that calls itself the Salmon Capital of the World. Besides the main attractions – Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village – try a flightseeing trip to Misty Fjords National Monument. These deep-water fjords were gouged out by retreating glaciers, leaving granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and countless waterfalls plunging into placid waters. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 7 Scenic Cruising the Inside Passage
Enjoy sailing through the fjords of the Inside Passage. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)

Day 8 Disembarkation in Vancouver
After breakfast you will disembark the ms Nieuw Amsterdam in Vancouver and take a transfer (included) to your hotel. Balance of day is at leisure. Canada’s third-largest metropolitan centre, Vancouver is a busy port city with a thriving multi-cultural ambiance. The city is located in a spectacular setting with the Coast Mountains across the Burrard Inlet to the north, and the waters of the Strait of Georgia to the west. Restaurants, shopping, nightlife, a mild climate and a cosmopolitan atmosphere make Vancouver a favourite tourist destination. (Breakfast is included today)

Day 9 Grouse Mountain & Capilano Suspension Bridge Tour
Enjoy a six-hour sightseeing tour of Vancouver’s magnificent North Shore. Travel across the Lions Gate Bridge and into the mountains to visit the original Vancouver tourist attraction – Capilano Suspension Bridge. Spend time exploring our temperate rainforest and learn all about Salmon at the Fish Hatchery. Your tour coach continues its climb up Grouse Mountain where you’ll take the Skyride to the Peak of Vancouver with breathtaking views over the Lower Mainland and Coast Mountain Range. After time well spent in Vancouver’s back yard, your guide will drive you back to downtown and your hotel.

Day 10 Vancouver to Kamloops (Rail)
All aboard Rocky Mountaineer for the scenic rail journey to Kamloops in the interior of British Columbia. Pass through the rich fields of the Fraser River Valley and the towering peaks of the Coastal Mountains before entering the Fraser Canyon. Follow the Thompson River through spectacular landscapes to historic Kamloops. (Breakfast & lunch is included today)

Day 11 Kamloops to Banff (Rail)
Departing Kamloops, follow the South Thompson River to Shuswap Lake with its thousand miles of shoreline. Pass Craigellachie where the ‘last spike’ was driven, completing the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. Enter Rogers Pass with its tunnels, snow-sheds and glistening Glaciers. The Kicking Horse River leads you to Kicking Horse Pass, the Spiral Tunnels, then over the Continental Divide to Banff and Banff National Park. (Breakfast & lunch is included today)

Day 12 Morning sightseeing tour of Banff with Gondola
This morning, tour the town of Banff and its environs. Among the highlights are visits to the Hoodoos (shaped by centuries of wind) & Bow Valley Viewpoint, Surprise Corner, Bow Falls, Lake Minnewanka and Bankhead: an abandoned mining town and the relic of Banff’s industrial past. At the end of the tour you will be taken to the Banff Gondola for a breathtaking ascent to the pinnacle of Sulphur Mountain for an aweinspiring 360-degree panorama of sheer mountain majesty. Return to downtown Banff at your leisure (transfer not included).

Day 13 Banff to Calgary (Coach)
This morning is free to explore Banff before your scheduled coach to Calgary departs midday. Follow the Trans Canada Highway and leave the Rocky Mountains to the Great Central Plains that roll to the east for 2000 kilometres and extend as far south as Mexico. This is ‘cattle ranching country’ and the breadbasket of Canada. Arrive Calgary mid afternoon with drop-off at Calgary Airport or downtown hotels.

Departs CalgaryDay 1 Calgary to Banff (Coach)
Leave the Stampede City of Calgary on the express service to Banff where you will have ample opportunity to take in the sights.

Day 2 Morning sightseeing tour of Banff with Gondola
This morning, tour the town of Banff and its environs. Among the highlights are visits to the Hoodoos (shaped by centuries of wind) & Bow Valley Viewpoint, Surprise Corner, Bow Falls, Lake Minnewanka and Bankhead: an abandoned mining town and the relic of Banff’s industrial past. At the end of the tour you will be taken to the Banff Gondola for a breathtaking ascent to the pinnacle of Sulphur Mountain for an awe-inspiring 360-degree panorama of sheer mountain majesty. Return to downtown Banff at your leisure. (transfer not included)

Day 3 Banff to Kamloops (Rail)
All aboard Rocky Mountaineer for the scenic rail journey to Kamloops in the interior of British Columbia. As the train crosses over the continental divide you pass through the spiral tunnels in Yoho National Park, a remarkable engineering achievement. Continue on through the Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park with endless views of snow-capped mountains and stunning glaciers. Pass by Craigellachie, where the last spike was driven completing the Canadian Pacific Railway Trans Canada link in 1885. (breakfast & lunch included)

Day 4 Kamloops to Vancouver (Rail)
Re-board the Rocky Mountaineer Train and follow the Thompson River through Ashcroft - one of Canada’s driest towns (with an average rainfall of just 18 centimetres). Pass through Rainbow Canyon with its cliffs striped with pinks, greens and greys creating a stunning effect. Continue on to the Fraser Canyon where at Hell’s Gate you will observe a water torrent past the canyon walls at its narrowest point. The last leg of the journey takes you through the lush farming region of the Fraser Valley to arrive in the Pacific port of Vancouver late afternoon. (breakfast & lunch included)

Day 5 Grouse Mountain & Capilano Suspension Bridge Tour
Enjoy a six-hour sightseeing tour of Vancouver’s magnificent North Shore. Travel across the Lions Gate Bridge and into the mountains to visit the original Vancouver tourist attraction – Capilano Suspension Bridge. Spend time exploring our temperate rainforest and learn all about salmon at the Fish Hatchery. Your tour coach continues its climb up Grouse Mountain where you’ll take the Skyride to the Peak of Vancouver with breathtaking views over the Lower Mainland and Coast Mountain Range. After time well spent in Vancouver’s back yard, your guide will drive you back to downtown and your hotel.

Day 6 Embarkation in Vancouver
Your Alaska journey starts early this afternoon at the Vancouver cruise terminal where you board the ms Nieuw Amsterdam. (dinner included)

Day 7 Scenic Cruising the Inside Passage
The fabled Inside Passage is one of the most scenic sea-lanes in the world, and one of the few where deep-draft vessels can sail close to steep mountain walls. The scenery is unbelievable, with forests in a hundred shades of green, tumbling turquoise glaciers, and evocative towns loaded with history, culture and adventure. (breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

Day 8 Port of Call Juneau
No roads lead to Juneau, which gives the Alaskan capital a misty inscrutability. You need to come by air or water, but when you arrive, the place will delight you with its bounty of water, forests, and mountains. Squeezed between the Gastineau Channel and Coast Mountains, Juneau offers a lot of variety in close proximity. The massive Mendenhall Glacier and the immense Juneau Icefields are at its back door. The vast Tongass National Forest stretches away to the northeast. You can shop downtown
or get out and kayak, dogsled, raft, hike, whale watch, flightsee or fish. The adventures are as bountiful as the daylight. (breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

Day 9 Port of Call Skagway
By the end of the 19th century, Skagway was the largest city in Alaska. Klondike booms fade and dreams move on, but the glory days still reverberate through the town. Ride the antique White Pass & Yukon narrow-gauge railway, step into the Red Onion Saloon or peruse the restored buildings and wooden boardwalks of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. (breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

Day 10 Cruise Glacier Bay
A cruise to Glacier Bay National Park with Holland America Line will show you a UNESCO World Heritage Site that protects a unique ecosystem of plants and animals living in concert with an ever-changing glacial landscape. When a monumental chunk of ice splits off a glacier and thunders into the sea the impact shoots water hundreds of feet into the air. You hold your breath as you catch the moment on film. Then you wait for it all to happen again. And it does: Glacier Bay has more actively calving tidewater glaciers than any place else in the world. (breakfast,lunch & dinner included)

Day 11 Port of Call Ketchikan
Ketchikan clutches the shores of the Tongass Narrows, with many shops and houses built right out over the water. The stairways are weathered and the vibe is cheerful in the town that calls itself the Salmon Capital of the World. Besides the main attractions – Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Village – try a flightseeing trip to Misty Fjords National Monument. These deep water fjords were gouged out by retreating glaciers, leaving granite cliffs towering thousands of feet above the sea and countless waterfalls plunging into placid waters. (breakfast, lunch & dinner included)

Moderate Grade with Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf Service

Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam - Ocean View Stateroom

Launched on July 4, 2010, the 86,000-ton Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates the glamor and history of New York City. This 2100-passenger ship is larger than most other Holland America ships. Similar in size and configuration to her sister ship, the Eurodam, this deluxe, midsized ship will certainly appeal to those who appreciate a spacious ship with subdued interiors and friendly service from the staff.
Ocean View Stateroom

Rosedale on Robson Suite Hotel

Located downtown Vancouver, only 3 blocks to the central business & shopping district and 3 blocks to the now popular Yaletown, previously a warehouse district which now has been transformed into trendy boutiques and fabulous dining. Hotel offers 275 modern air-conditioned one bedroom suites, most with spectacular mountain, city or water views.

Brewster Mountain Lodge

In the tradition of the grand mountain lodges in the heart of downtown Banff, enjoy warm Western accommodations in the Canadian Rockies. Handcrafted, custom made log furnishings, western decor, historic photos and cowboy art define the interior of the lodge. The 68 rooms and 9 suites offer a welcoming retreat after a day of engaging mountain adventure. Take a relaxing dip in the whirlpool or bask in the warm temperatures of the dry sauna; enjoy Complimentary Continental Breakfast in the Breakfast Nook each morning. Surrounded by the splendor of the Canadian Rockies, Brewster’s Mountain Lodge provides warm, mountain comfort close to all the amenities and restaurants within the town of Banff. Hotel amenities include: Restaurant, whirlpool, sauna, fitness area, complimentary wireless Internet access, shops, coin operated laundry and heated underground parking (charge).

Superior Grade with Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf Service

Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam - Ocean View Stateroom

Launched on July 4, 2010, the 86,000-ton Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates the glamor and history of New York City. This 2100-passenger ship is larger than most other Holland America ships. Similar in size and configuration to her sister ship, the Eurodam, this deluxe, midsized ship will certainly appeal to those who appreciate a spacious ship with subdued interiors and friendly service from the staff.
Ocean View Stateroom

Pinnacle Vancouver Harbourfront Hotel

strong textLocated downtown on the waterfront overlooking Vancouver’s Coal Harbour and the scenic North Shore Mountains, this 438 room hotel is situated on the border of the city’s business, financial and entertainment district.

Deluxe Grade with Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf Service

Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam - Verandah Stateroom

Launched on July 4, 2010, the 86,000-ton Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates the glamor and history of New York City. This 2100-passenger ship is larger than most other Holland America ships. Similar in size and configuration to her sister ship, the Eurodam, this deluxe, midsized ship will certainly appeal to those who appreciate a spacious ship with subdued interiors and friendly service from the staff.
Verandah Suite

Deluxe Plus Grade with Rocky Mountaineer GoldLeaf Service

Holland America ms Nieuw Amsterdam - Verandah Stateroom

Launched on July 4, 2010, the 86,000-ton Nieuw Amsterdam celebrates the glamor and history of New York City. This 2100-passenger ship is larger than most other Holland America ships. Similar in size and configuration to her sister ship, the Eurodam, this deluxe, midsized ship will certainly appeal to those who appreciate a spacious ship with subdued interiors and friendly service from the staff.
Verandah Suite

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